Internet Edition. Bribe defaces bureaucracyMaswood Alam KhanIf someone as an official can process five files in a day but has ten files in front of him the person who has an emergency to get his file processed will pay him some incentives to get his file cleared first; it is a simple bribery. But it is a clear extortion when the official stops processing even five files without the incentive. Such extortion-like bribery is an established reality in Bangladesh as is in many other countries like India, Pakistan, China, and Indonesia where bribe is deemed the best lubricant of government machinery.The Oxford English Dictionary defines corruption as a willingness 'to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain'. There is a difference between bribing an official to do something legal (e.g. bribing a civil servant to speed up the process of acquiring a document of some sort) and bribing an official to do something illegal (e.g. bribing a teacher to give a student a good mark in an ...
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Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK and world news. New parents are facing a looming shortage of childminders after Government red tape prompted thousands to abandon the profession. 7,000. 348 childminders leaving the register. Crime writer Nicci Gerrard examines. Working from home will have a dramatic impact on Britain's cities. Pictures from inside Georgia, taken by Telegraph photographer Oli Scarff. David Cameron is in Islamabad seeking to boost his foreign policy credentials. Our new hotel columnist heads to Yorkshire's White Swan Inn.
Originally from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2591910/Childminder-shortage-looms-as-bureaucracy-forces-thousands-to-quit.html
Internet Edition. Bribe defaces bureaucracyMaswood Alam KhanIf someone as an official can process five files in a day but has ten files in front of him the person who has an emergency to get his file processed will pay him some incentives to get his file cleared first; it is a simple bribery. But it is a clear extortion when the official stops processing even five files without the incentive. Such extortion-like bribery is an established reality in Bangladesh as is in many other countries like India, Pakistan, China, and Indonesia where bribe is deemed the best lubricant of government machinery.The Oxford English Dictionary defines corruption as a willingness 'to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain'. There is a difference between bribing an official to do something legal (e.g. bribing a civil servant to speed up the process of acquiring a document of some sort) and bribing an official to do something illegal (e.g. bribing a teacher to give a student a good mark in an ...
Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK and world news. New parents are facing a looming shortage of childminders after Government red tape prompted thousands to abandon the profession. 7,000. 348 childminders leaving the register. Crime writer Nicci Gerrard examines. Working from home will have a dramatic impact on Britain's cities. Pictures from inside Georgia, taken by Telegraph photographer Oli Scarff. David Cameron is in Islamabad seeking to boost his foreign policy credentials. Our new hotel columnist heads to Yorkshire's White Swan Inn.
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